Metal-working machine



July 6 1926.

w. L. MOORE METAL WORKING MACHINE Filed Jan, 20, 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet l July 6 1926.

' w. L. MOORE METAL WORKING MACHINE Filed Jan. 20. 1922 4 sheets-sheet 2 July 6 1926.

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Filed Jan. 20, 1922 4 Sheets-Shea?l 4 Patented July 6, 1926.

WILLIAM L. MGORE, F LEXINGTON, TENNESSEE, ASSIG-NOR TO JONES STRAINER` MANUFACTURING COT/IPANY, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, A C0RPORAFL'ON`l 0F TENNESSEE;

METAL-WORKING MACHINE.

Application led January 20, 1922. Serial No. 530,633.

This invention relates to improvements in metal working machines and more particularly to such as are adapted for cutting slits in metal tubing, especially in the manufacture of strainer tubes of the type shown by Letters Patent No. 1,135,809 granted April 13th, 1915, to Eli Jones.

'One object of myinvention is to provide means whichshall operate eftectually and accurately to cut parallel rows yof short slots longitudinally of the tube, and to so construct a machine for the purpose stated that its operation shall be automat-ic in moving the tube and cutters.

A further object is to provide simple and efficient means for causing longitudinal movement of the carriage on which the tube is mounted; for automatically reversing the direction of the carriage whereby the carriagefis caused to reciprocate; for cutting' slits in the tube; for automatically moving the. cutters whereby the slits of each line will be spaced apart, and'for turning the tube slightly approximately at each end of the travel of the carriage.

Vith these Aand other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanyingr drawings; Figure 1 isa front view of a machine embodying myv improvements; Figure 2 is a plan view; Figure 3V is arear view; Figure t is an end view; Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 1; Figure 6 isr asectional view illustrating the spacing mechanism and parts of the reversing mechanism; Figure 7 is a detail view showing parts f of the reversing mechanism; Figures 8, 9 and 10 are detail views of parts of the spacing mechanism; Figure 11 is a sectional view showing the cutter head and tube clamping means; Figure 12 is a. view in elevation showing the cutter head; Figure 13 is a view partly in transverse section of the cutter head; Figure 14 isa detail view of a portion of thev mechanism for moving the carriage and tube longitudinally and Figures 15 and 16 are 'enlarged detail views illustrating themicrometer adjuster' devices.

In the drawings Ihavel illustrated a main frame ,1 provided with .1 parallel guides 2 upon which a carriage Sie mounted :to mover longitudinally. At or near o-ne end ofthe carriage, an upright-frame l is secured land through the top of`th1s frame, arod 5 passes, said rod carrying at its lowerend, aY

pulley 6 for the accommodation of an endless chain?v which constitutes a. saddle or support for one end of a metal tube 8 to be slotted, and suitable concave rollers 9 may also be provided to receive said tube near its other end. A spring l0 is'loca-ted onthe rod 5, andan abutment 11 is provided near the upper end of the rod forone end of said spring-the lower end `of the latter bearing upon the top of frame 4.' Thus it" will be seen that one end of the tube is yieldingly supported in such manner that` Writhin the end portion face or faces 17 of the external ring-:13. A

the sleeve 15 vand collar 18 is threaded on adapted to bear against one face of the ring 13, so that by turning said collar; the sleeve 15 will be moved longitudinally and the. cooperation of the wedges 16 with the beveled face or faces 17vwill cause'the work (the tube 8) to be clamped to the wheel or ring 13. A toothed or ratchet wheel 19 is secured to the external ring 13 and is operable, as hereinafter explained, to cause the latter and the tube to be turned step by step at the end of each reciprocation of-said tube."

An upright frame 20 is provided at one end of the main frame 1 and'supportsa. shaft or bar 21, to the free end of which, a cutter head 22 is hinged as indicated at 23, Figures 11 andA 12. The cutter head enters the tube as shown in Figure 11 and is recessed as at 24E-for the accommodation of a milling cutter 25 operable to slit the tube fronrthe interior thereof. The cutter-25 is carried by a Short shaft 26 mounted in the cutterhead and this same shaft carries a beveled pinion 27 rotatablekwith the cutter 25. The pinion 2T is driven by a bevelv pinionv 28 secured to Vthe"forward end lof a' long; flexible shaft 29y passing.- through a4:

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groove 30 in the shaft or bar Q1 and enten ing the hinged cutter head. The rear end of the shaft 29 carries a pulley 3l to which motion is imparted by a belt 32 from a inotor 33.

The shaft 29 also carries a worm Set which transmits mot-ion to a worm wheel 35 mounted in the framework 20, and a beveled pinion 36 rotatable with said worin wheel transmits motion to a beveled gear 3T en a shaft- 38, to which latter a cam drum 39 is secured.

The critter head 22 is provided in its under side with a groove et), the top wall 4:1 of which is inclined. A weda'e lf2 enters the groove 40 so as to engage the inclined wall 4l and the shank or rod ot this wedge, aft-er passing through a hole fill, extends rearwardly in a groove in the nader side of the shaft or bar 2l. The rear end of the shank or rod 43 is connected with an arm 46 provided with a pin Il?, which is held in a cam groove 48 in the drum 39 by the action of a weighted arm 49. lilith such construction, the cam groove 4:8, during the rotation of the drinn 39, will cause longitudinal movement of the wedge 42 to move the cutter head in a manner to present the cutter 25 to the wall ot the tube to cllect the cutting of a short slot partly through the wall of the same and then to permit the cutter head and cutter to recede as the wedge is caused to move backwardly by the action of the cam groove Ll-S. In this manner, a row of partial slits spaced apart are termed in the inner wall ot' the tube approximately from `one end of the tube to the other while it is traveling` longitudinally. The completion of the slits are formed by an upper milling cutter 50. by a tubular arm 51 carried by la shaft 52 mounted in suitable supports on the main frame l. The Shait ot the cutter carries a pulley 53 to receive a driving' belt 5t which also passes over pulleys at the opposite end of the main trame. and over a ulley 56 rotatable with the drive pulley 3l, and thus the upper milling cutter is driven. The upper cutter serves to complete the slits in the tube, which are partially formed by the inner cutter as previously explained. lt has hereinbetore been explained how the inner cutter is moved toward and away from the wall oi the tube in forming the short slits or grooves and it` is also necessary that the upper cutter 50 be moved in like manner and Ytor the saine purpose. To accomplish the. intermittent movements of the upper cut-ter relatively to the work, the shaft 52 is provided with an arm 57 carrying a roller 5S to cooperate with a cam 59 on the drum 89,'so that as the latter rotates, the shaft will be caused to oscillate and the upper milling' cutter to be allowed to move toward the work and This cutter is carried` engage the same while the roller is engaging the concentric portion ot the drinn 39 and to be moved away troni the wort; when the cam 59 cooperates with the roller 5S `on arm 57.

For effecting:r the travel ot the carriage to reciprocate the tube. the instrumentalities now to be explained may be employed: grooved drum (itl is mounted freely on a transverse shaft ('SO mounted in the trautevvorl; l and a ratchet wheel (3l is rotatable with said drum. It cable (i2 is wound about the drum (i0 and its ends are connected respectively to respective ends ot the carriage A slide 62 mounted on the main 'traine l is provid-ed with a pin t3?, which enters a cam groove G-t in the drum 39 so that as the latter rotates. the slide (SQ will be reciprocated. A link is pivotally connected atl its lower end to the main 'trame l and at its upper end to the slide (r2. letvfeen its ends, this linl; is provided with an elongated slot 6G to facilitate the attaclnnentthereto ot one end o'tt a pitman (ST. The pitman 6T is provided with torlted arms (37 connected at their `torward 'ends by a cross piece 68. Dogs 69 are pivotally connected with respective end portions of the cross piece GS and are caused, by springs TO, to cooperate with the ratchet wheel. The construction is such that only one ot the dogs 69 will engage the ratchet wheel at a time, so that during` the recil'irocating:T movements of the pitman, he ratchet wheel and drum will be rotated step by step to cause the, carriage and tube to move in one direction. Means are provided however. ior automatically shitting' the dogs when the carriage reaches one end of its travel so that the carriag'e will then be caused to travel in the reverse direction: The devices Vlor eti'ectiner reversal of travel of the carriage will now be explained: The end olf the shalt (30 carries a stud il which eccentric to the a-:is o' said shaft and this stud is received. in the elongated slot. of a slotted arm 'Til protecting it'ron'i the cross piece GS. At its opposite end, the Shaft titl has secured rigidlyv thereto, a disk Til having' peripheral notches forming shoulders 'Tlto be ene' fled by pawls carried by the tiang'ed perdon oty a pinion 7G, the latter being i'reely mounted on the projecting' portion ot the shaft GW'. A rack bar TT is movable through fluides 'it on the main frame l and meshes` with the pinion T6, a stop if) bein;Y prm'ided to limit the movement oli said rack bar in one direction. rllhe rack bar TT is provided with an arm SO havingE a head Sl 'torined with two curved edges 82 to cooperate with pins 823 on the dis.: 73 properly to center the latter. The ratchet bar is movable in one direction by the action oli a sprintf Sl attached at one end to the main 'traine l and at the other end to an arm 85 on the raclr bar TT. li:

Itltl will be seen that when the rack-bar is moved in one direction, the disk 73 will be turned and turning movement will be imparted to the shaft 60a, causing'the eccentric connection of the crosspiece 68 with said shaft, (through the Vmedium of the slotted arm 72 andr eccentric lug 71)V yto shift the dogs 69,50 that one of them will `be moved away from the ratchet wheel 61 and the other moved into cooperative relation to the latter, thus causing reversal of rotation of the drum 60 and hence etecting reversal 'of travel of the carriage and the -work (tube) thereon. A rod 86 is connected at one end with its rack bar 77 and at the `opposite end said 'rod is connect'ed'with one arm of a lever 87, the otherl arm ot said lever being cooperable with a cam 88 at one end of the cam drum 39. A bar or strip 89 is slidingly mounted on one side of the lmain frame 1 and is provided near its respective ends vwith stop lugs 90 tobe engaged by an arm 91 mounted von the carriage.y One end of the slide bar or strip 89 is pivotally-connected with a pivoted latch 92, the latter being adapted to engage the rod 86 (or the lever 87 attached thereto) and hold the same against the resistance of the spring 84. vlVhen the carriage reaches one end of its travel, the arm 91, depending therefrom, will engage lone of the stops 90 and cause movement ofthe bar 4or vstrip 89 to loperate the trip or latch 92 and thus release the rod 86, permitting the operation of the rackand-pinion devices by the action lof the spring 84 and the consequent reversal of the driving means for the carriage. W' hen the reversing mechanism thus operates, the cam 88 will have'reached the pivoted lever 87, permitting the latter to assume the position shown in Figur-e 1. As the cam drum continues to turn, the cam 88 will operate to turn the lever 87 on its fulcrum, thus moving the rod 86 and rack bar 77, turning the pinion 76 backwardly without imparting movement to the disk 73and shaft 60a, and causing the spring 84 to'be put under tension and-the rod 86 to be connected with the trip 92. LThe parts will then be in position to be again operated automatically to reverse the Amovement of the carriage when the latter reaches Ythe other-end of its travel. At approximately the same time or slightly prior to that the reversal of travel of the carriage takes place, the tube must be slightly turnedv so that the next row of slits in the tube may be made as the carriage travels in the reverse direction. Such turning of the tube may be effected automatically bythe operation of the 'devices now to be explained. l

The top of the main frame 1 1s provided with a central longitudinal opening 93 providing a slot formation extending substantially the 'length of vthe iframe, ywhich 19 on the tube holding ring 13.

has al cam portion 932L (Fig. 6) into which depends a roller 94 mounted on an arm `95 depending from a longitudinally movable cam bar or shot-bolt 96, the latter being so mounted that its movements willI be lateral with respect to the frame. The cam bar is mounted tomove in guides 97 on the carriage and disposed under the ratchet wheel The bar 96 is provided on its upper face lwith a cam 98 to engage the heel 99 of a dog 100, one arm of the latter having an elongated slot 102 :tor the passage of a pin 103 projecting from a frame or bracket 104 on the carriage, and the other arm of said dogis provided with a tooth 105 to engage the ratchet wheel 19. The slide bar 96 is also provided with a notch106 to be engaged by the tooth 106a of a latch 107,-a springactuated lever 108 tending to press said latch downwardly. As the carriagey travels forwardly (or backwardly), the cam 93"1 in the opening 93 of the bed of frame, displaces the roller 94 and thereby shifts the `bar 96 until the tooth 106aN engages the notch 106 and securely-holds the bar against lateral return. The latch 107 is made with a curved arm 109, over which a shouldered block 110 is provided to engage a shouldered portion 111 lon the arm 109, and limiting block 110 is adjustably secured to the depending arm 91. The arm 91 is pivotally attached at 112 to the frame or bracket 104 so as to be capable 'of .swinging laterally with relation to the carriage, and said depending or the other end of its travel. A spring 118 is arranged to press against an arm 119.011 the slide or cam bar96 and operates to move said bar when it shall have been released by the latch 107.

When the carriage/approaches one or the other end or" its travel, the lower Iend of the arm 91 on the carriage will be moved laterally by engagement with one of the wedges 117, whereupon the pin or roller 113, cooperating with the curved arm 109 of the latch 107, will release the latter sufficiently to raise the cam bar or slot bolt 96.

"The latter will now be moved rapidly by the action yof the spring 11.8, .and the cam 98 on the bar or bolt 96 cooperating with the dog will cause the tooth 105 of the latter to engage the ratchet wheel 19 and turn the same andthe tube (orworlc) one vlaterally when the carriage approaches one c tooth and space to provide for the cutting ot another row ot slits during' the next travel ot the carriage. In order to hold the ratchet wheel and tube from being)r turned after it has been moved by the latch 10T, a spring arm 120 is secured to the brache 104 and carries a roller 121 to engage and hold said ratchet wheel.

In order to bring the cutter head accurately into operative position, I provide a micrometer` adjuster, including` an arm 12:2 pivoted to a b 'ackct 123 by a suitable pin 124. Pivotally mounted on the bracltet- 12?) is a member 125 carrying a screw 1%, which latter enters into a suitable socket in a connecting' rod 12T, the other end ot wl ich rod engages with one arm 19S ot' a. pivoted lever,-the other arm 129 ot said lever being` connected by means ot' a link 1S() with one end of the wedge rod El as shown in Figure 3.

Various slight changes might be made in the details ot' construction ot my invention without departing' trom the spirit thereo't r limiting` its scope and hence I do not wish to restrict myselt` to the precise details herein set forth.

HavingT fully described mj: invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. In a machine ot the character described, the combination with a cutter head to enter a tube to be slit, a milling' cutter carried by said cutter head, and `ireans tor rotatingl said cutter, ot automatically operated means for moving' said cutter toward and away trom the wall ot' the tube, and means operable simultaneously with the cutter and said tiret-mentioned means 'for moving the tube longitudinally.

2. In a machine of the character defribed. the combination with a cutter head to enter a tube to be slit, a milling' cutter carried by said cutter head and means for rotating' said cutter. ot automatically operated means tor movingr said cutter toward and away from the wall ot the tube, means operable simultaneously with the cutter and said first-mentioned means tor movingthe same longitudinally, and means operable automatically to reverse the direction ot movement of the tube at each end ot the travel thereo t.

3. In a machine ot the character described, the combination with a cutter head to enter a tube to be slit` a millingr cutter carried by said cutter head, and means vtor rotating' said cutter, o1 auton'iatica ly operated means for moving' said cutter toward and away trom the vall ot' the tube, means operable simultaneously with the cutter and said first-mentioned means tor moving the same longitudinally, means operable' automaticall-, to reverse. the d tirre .mm-facet el the tube at each end of. the travel tlierec'f,

and means operable automatically to turn the tube a limited distance approvimately at each end ot the travel thereof.

4. In a machine ot the character described, the combination with a cutter head to enter a tube to be provided with slits, a cutter carried by said cutter head, means l'or rotating' said cutter, and means vl'or movingr the tube longitudinally, ot an outer cutter operable in conjunction with the inst-mentioned cutter to form slits in the tube. and mechanisms operable automatically to move both cutters toward and away 'lrom the wall ot the tube` whereby the tube may be provided with a row ol slits spaced apart.

In a. machine elI the character described, the combination with a cutter head to enter a tube to be provided with slits, a cutter carried by said cutter head, means Alor retatin;r said cutter. and means Vfor movine' the tube longitudinally, ot an outer cutter operable in conjunction vith the first-mentioned cutter to At'orm slits in the tube, mechanisms operable antoniatically to move both cutters toward and away trom the wall oit the tube, and means operable automatically to turn the tube slightly approximately at each end ot its travel.

G. In a machine ot the character described, the combination wit-h a main trame. and a carriage movable thereon, ot a saddle lor supporting' one end portion ot a tube, clampine' means for the other end ot the tube, means tor moving` said carriage alternately in opposite directions, means for cuttingT spaced slits in the wall ot the tube duringI the travel ot the carriage, and means cooperable with said clampingT means and operable automatically approximately at each end ot the travel ot the carriage to turn the tube.

7. In a machine ot the character described. the combination with a main trame. a carriage mounted to travel thereon, and means ttor supporting a tube on said carriage, ot a cutter head, a cutter carried thereby. means for supportingl said cutter head within the, tube supported on the uri-lage, ot a shaft passim; through said supporting means and `eared to said cutter, an outer cutter. a sha l`t for the latter, a source ot power. and means tor drivingl each oli-said shafts and both driven Yfrom said source ot power.

t. In a machine ot the character described, the con'ibination with a main trame. a carriage mounted to travel thereon. and means on said trame tor supporting,r a tube. of cutting' means tor forming rows ol' slits in the wall ot said tube, drivingr means, a cam drum Areared to said driving' means, a drum mounted on the traine. a cable wound on said last-mentioned drum and connected at its respective ends to respective ends et said carriage. ratchet Wheel rotatable with said lastsmntened drain, a pitten-1i, dogs-y carried lll() llt.)

by said pitman for cooperation With said ratchet Wheel, a pivoted link with which said pitman is connected, a slide With Which said link is connected, a pin on said slide and cooperable with a cam of said cam drum, and means operable automatically to shift said dogs to reverse the direction ot travel of the carriage.

9. AIn a machine ot the character described, the combination with a main trame, a carriage'mounted to travel thereon, and means on said frame for supporting a tube, of cutting means for forming rows of slits in the Wall ot said tube, driving means, a cam drum geared to said driving means, a drinn mounted on the frame, a cable Wound on said lastmentioned drum and connected at. its respective ends to respective ends of said carriage, a ratchet Wheel rotatable with said last-mentioned drum, a pitman, dogs carried by said pitman for cooperation With said ratchet Wheel, a pivoted link with which said pitman is connected, a slide With Which said link is connected, a pin on said slide and cooperable with a cam of said cam drum, a shaft on which the cable drum and ratchet Wheel are loosely mounted, a slotted arm connected with said pitman between the dogs connected with the pitman, means connectingsaid arm eccentrically With the cable drum shaft, rack-and-pinion mechanism cooperable with said shaftto turn the latter and effect reversal ot said dogs, a spring tor moving the rack bar in one direction, a trip device for the rack bar, means operable by the carriage to operate said trip device, and means for returning the rack bar against the resistance of said sprinff.

l0. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a main frame, a carriage thereon, means for reciprocating` said carriage, and cutting means for cutting' spaced slits in the Wall of a tube, ot means near one end ot the carriage for supporting one end portion of the tube, rotatable holding means to receive the other end portion ot theV tribe, a ratchet Wheel on said holding means, a spring actuated cam bar mounted on the carriage, a dog mounted on the carriage tor cooperation With said ratchet' Wheel and operable by said cam bar to cause the holding means to turn, a latch for holding said cam bar ag'ainst the tension of its spring, a depending arm pivot-ed to the carriage and carrying a stud under a part of said latch, an adjustable stop for the latch, and a Wedge carried by the main trame for moving the pivoted arm to operate the latch and release said spring-actuated cam bar. ll. In a machine of t-he character described, the combination with a main frame, a carriage and means for reciprocating the carriage, lof a support, a cutter head hinged to said support and adapted to enter tubular Work on. the carriage, a cutter carried by said cutter head, a driving shaft. geared to said cutter, alongitudinally movable Wedge bar cooperable with the critter head to move the same relatively to thewall of the tubular Work, cam means for reciprocating the Wedge bar, a micrometer adjusting device, and connections between said adjusting device and said Wedge bar.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this speciication.

IVILLIAM L. MOORE. 

